Comments on: Sci-fi London anime all-nighter 2008 http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2008/05/04/sci-fi-london-anime-all-nighter-2008/ Get decultured Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:34:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Martin http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2008/05/04/sci-fi-london-anime-all-nighter-2008/#comment-42529 Martin Tue, 06 May 2008 19:36:37 +0000 http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/?p=489#comment-42529 @Hanners: I can complain all I like about my own job but at least the hours give me weekends free (the Bank Holiday also gave me valuable time to catch up on sleep!) @Saya: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is in the vein of the more comical Ghibli movies - it's a high school romance-related film that doesn't let the sci-fi elements get in the way of a great story. Definitely one to check out. @Hige: Any other time I'd praise Tekkonkinkreet's busy storyline and innovative approach, but everyone was running on pure caffeine and trying to stay awake. Point taken with the manga though - I'll have to add it to my 'to buy' list. @Hanners: I can complain all I like about my own job but at least the hours give me weekends free (the Bank Holiday also gave me valuable time to catch up on sleep!)

@Saya: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is in the vein of the more comical Ghibli movies - it’s a high school romance-related film that doesn’t let the sci-fi elements get in the way of a great story. Definitely one to check out.

@Hige: Any other time I’d praise Tekkonkinkreet’s busy storyline and innovative approach, but everyone was running on pure caffeine and trying to stay awake. Point taken with the manga though - I’ll have to add it to my ‘to buy’ list.

]]> By: Hige http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2008/05/04/sci-fi-london-anime-all-nighter-2008/#comment-42524 Hige Tue, 06 May 2008 16:06:59 +0000 http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/?p=489#comment-42524 Gah, you lucky bast! I remember reading about this on AUKN and, for the first time in four years, regretted I wasn't still living in the south-east. I've only see The Girl Who Lept Through Time on the list, but I could watch it a thousand times - moreso if it was on a big screen. Surprised about Tekkonkinkreet's narrative-heavy approach, though. I've only read the manga and there's barely two A4's worth of dialogue in that. Gah, you lucky bast! I remember reading about this on AUKN and, for the first time in four years, regretted I wasn’t still living in the south-east. I’ve only see The Girl Who Lept Through Time on the list, but I could watch it a thousand times - moreso if it was on a big screen.

Surprised about Tekkonkinkreet’s narrative-heavy approach, though. I’ve only read the manga and there’s barely two A4’s worth of dialogue in that.

]]> By: Saya http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2008/05/04/sci-fi-london-anime-all-nighter-2008/#comment-42488 Saya Mon, 05 May 2008 17:53:42 +0000 http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/?p=489#comment-42488 wow. That sounds like an awesome event. I've never heard of it before but now I do I can't help but think if only I had some money (and parental permission) to have gotten the train down to london! :P To be honest the only one the films you've mentioned I've even heard of is the girl who leapt through time, and the story doesn't much appeal to me, though I'll probably end up watching it just to see what the hype is. From your screencap the art style of Tekkonkinkreet looks really good and I'm definitly going to hunt down some info on it. :D wow. That sounds like an awesome event. I’ve never heard of it before but now I do I can’t help but think if only I had some money (and parental permission) to have gotten the train down to london! :P
To be honest the only one the films you’ve mentioned I’ve even heard of is the girl who leapt through time, and the story doesn’t much appeal to me, though I’ll probably end up watching it just to see what the hype is. From your screencap the art style of Tekkonkinkreet looks really good and I’m definitly going to hunt down some info on it. :D

]]> By: Hanners http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2008/05/04/sci-fi-london-anime-all-nighter-2008/#comment-42427 Hanners Sun, 04 May 2008 22:08:47 +0000 http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/?p=489#comment-42427 I would have loved to have gone, but I knew that other commitments would get in the way, and so it proved - Damn the computer hardware industry and their ever-changing launch schedules, and double damn them for making me work my ass off over a Bank Holiday weekend. ;) Anyway, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is one of those movies I could watch a thousand times and never get bored of, it's an absolute joy to watch and I'll certainly be picking it up on DVD too. Appleseed Deus Ex Machine is not terrible, not great, and worth watching for some of the action set-pieces. I still haven't seen Tekkonkinkreet though, much to my shame - Especially considering how many times I've listened to Plaid's soundtrack of the movie! I would have loved to have gone, but I knew that other commitments would get in the way, and so it proved - Damn the computer hardware industry and their ever-changing launch schedules, and double damn them for making me work my ass off over a Bank Holiday weekend. ;)

Anyway, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is one of those movies I could watch a thousand times and never get bored of, it’s an absolute joy to watch and I’ll certainly be picking it up on DVD too. Appleseed Deus Ex Machine is not terrible, not great, and worth watching for some of the action set-pieces. I still haven’t seen Tekkonkinkreet though, much to my shame - Especially considering how many times I’ve listened to Plaid’s soundtrack of the movie!

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